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The Wingfoot Clan (Akron edition), Vol. 24, No. 14 (April 3, 1935)

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Vol. 24
"•8P80'I' CIAN
AKRON EDITION
PROTECT OUR GOOD NAME
AKRON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1935
YOU MAY BE THE JUDGE
URING the thirty-five years I have been respon-sible
for Goodyear's relations with its employees,
there has existed an outstanding spirit of cooperation,
peace and harmony between the management and
Goodyear men and women.
I have considered it the duty of management to co-ordinate
and harmonize the positions of stoelcholders,
employees and our customers so that the interests
of all three might best be served.
During all of that period I have never had even the
slightest suggestion of interference from. bankers or
stockholders in the management's policy toward
labor.
It must be apparent to all Goodyear men and
women, as well as to stockholders and management,
that a discontented labor force would not be loyal,
and if not loyal it could not be efficient.
Loyalty cannot be bought. It can only be earned
through fair treatment. It has been our policy to try
to earn the loyalty and cooperation of Goodyear men
and women by giving them all we ConRistently could,
with justice, in the way of wages and working eondi-tions.
TNe cannot hope to make good on Utopian
dreams or fulfill the fantastic promises of self-seeking,
irresponsible agitators. However, we ean and have
sincerely endeavored to pay the highest wages and
provide the best working conditionR possible in the
industry, and upon our record of performance we
willingly stand before the bar of judgment of our
employees.
--
In leaving for an extended trip to visit Goodyear
men and women in other parts of the world, I have
implicit confidence in the common senge, judgment
and cooperation of both the employees and those con-nected
with the factory management of Goodyear. I
am confident that the peace, harmony and cooperation
that have so long existed will contintie and strengthen.
»9««
GOODYEAR INDUSTRIAL ASSEMBLY VOICES OBJECTIONS
No. 14
TO SECTIONS OF THE WAGNER lABOR DISPUTES BILL
Committee Elected by the Industrial Assembly Appears Before the United States Senate
Committee on Education and Labor
Note: Below is the report of the Goodyear Industrial Assembly on the work done by the special
committee elected by both houses of the Assembly, and which attended the hearings on the Wagner
Labor Disputes Bill at Washington last week.
T T HAS come to the attention of the Industrial Assembly that considerable adverse
1 propaganda has been circulated among Goodyear employees relative to their recent ac-tion
on the Wagner Bill. The Assembly is desirous of clarifying in the minds of the em-ployees
these many misrepresentations of facts.
A committee was duly elected by both bodies of the Assembly and went to Washing-ton
for the express purpose of registering their disapproval of certain phases of the Wag-ner
Bill, that in the Assembly's estimation were detrimental to the interests of Goodyear
employees. Some of the propaganda in circulation would have you believe that the As-sembly
is opposed to the thirty-hour week. It is apparent that an effort has been made to
confuse the Wagner Bill with the Black Bill. It is the Black Bill that provides for the
limiting of the working hours in industry t o thirty hours in one week.
The Assembly has gone on record as favoring this proposed legislation. A resolu-tion
was passed by the Assembly approving the Black Bill
LIST MEMBERSHIP and a copy of their resolution was accordingly forwarded
REGULATIONS AT to the proper authorities in Washington.
LAKE FOREST CLUB Section 9 of the Wagner Bill makes representatives
selected by a majority the exclusive agency for collective
Numerous questions have been bargaining. To be fair, bargaining with the employer should
asked regarding the membership be the right of the minority as well as the right of the ma-activities
at Lake Forest Country jority. Each man should have the right to contract free
Club. The following agreements from the influence of another. Otherwise an employee's
have been approved by the man- contract is regulated by someone or some group with whose
agement of the club and the Em- policies he is not in harmony. The exclusive majority rule
ployees' Activities Committee. required that all of the employees shall use as their sole
Membership will be limited to and exclusive representatives for collective bargaining only
400 members, with 200 placed as those representatives ( or that organization which has re-the
Goodyear limit. ceived the highest number of votes. Other individuals or
All members are entitled to en- groups may present grievances) but under the provisions
tertain guests in a limited num- of this bill they cannot bargain for themselves. This is but
ber determined by the house one example of the many unfair principles of this bill.
committee. Their action will be The Wagner Bill as now drawn up would dissolve our
governed by play registration in present satisfactory manner of employees' representation.
order to avoid confusion or crowd- This bill does not include any restrictions on hours or has
ing of the course. no provisions that govern wages. The primary purpose and
Guests must have a guest card intent of the Wagner Bill is to give to an outside organiza-signed
by an active member. · tion the exelusive power to represent and bargain collec-
Guest cards will only be present- tively without any consideration to proven and long estab-able
at the manager's o•ce.
Effective April 1 the course will hshed employees' representation plans. The Assembly did
be open only to active members not feel that they would be truly representing the interests
and their guests as listed above. of Goodyear Employees if they were to permit legislation
Plans are under way for a grand of this drastic nature passed into law without registering
opening, weather permitting,
about the middle of April. De- their disapproval.
tails will be announced later. ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
In answer to many queries on WAGNER LABOR DISPUTES BILL
8shing privileges at Lake Forest,
the following is submitted. Fish- . -1 - 1
ing will be controlled by the 1
Northeastern Ohio Fish and Game • MEN AND MANAGEMENT i
Association. Their headquarters ,
will be directly across the lake *·---- - #. - r /1 -1
from the clubhouse and may be By HUGH ALLEN
reached by a road running from Editor's Note: This is the fourteenth of a series of articles on the
the Hudson-Boston Heights-rd. history and development of Goodyear's industrial policies.
A picnic grounds and refreshment
stand will be provided for mem- INDUSTRIAL ASSEMBLY (Continued)
bers.
Membership in the Association AFTER 16 years the Goodyear Mr. Litchfield and his associates
will cost $2 plus $1 for fishing tl Industrial Assembly has couldn't possibly know all the
license. Fishing will be by boat come to be 80 fully a part of the men in the plant, that grievances
only, the charge bbing *1 for one industrial relations program here might arise in so large a group
person, 01.50 for two, and $2 ifor that most people have forgotten which would never come to his
three to a boat. Fish catch is lim- how it started. attention or that of the Labor De-ited
to 10, and a poundage charge Files of The Wingfoot Clan partment, might not even reach
will be made to enable replace- throw interesting light on this- the foreman. Grievances left un. .
ment. for instance, the reason the As- Bettled sometimes grow to large
Application blanks are avail- sembly was started was that the dimensions: in any case, they
able at Fred Colley's omce. factory had grown so large that i [Turn to Page 8]
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TH
Vol. 24
"•8P80'I' CIAN
AKRON EDITION
PROTECT OUR GOOD NAME
AKRON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1935
YOU MAY BE THE JUDGE
URING the thirty-five years I have been respon-sible
for Goodyear's relations with its employees,
there has existed an outstanding spirit of cooperation,
peace and harmony between the management and
Goodyear men and women.
I have considered it the duty of management to co-ordinate
and harmonize the positions of stoelcholders,
employees and our customers so that the interests
of all three might best be served.
During all of that period I have never had even the
slightest suggestion of interference from. bankers or
stockholders in the management's policy toward
labor.
It must be apparent to all Goodyear men and
women, as well as to stockholders and management,
that a discontented labor force would not be loyal,
and if not loyal it could not be efficient.
Loyalty cannot be bought. It can only be earned
through fair treatment. It has been our policy to try
to earn the loyalty and cooperation of Goodyear men
and women by giving them all we ConRistently could,
with justice, in the way of wages and working eondi-tions.
TNe cannot hope to make good on Utopian
dreams or fulfill the fantastic promises of self-seeking,
irresponsible agitators. However, we ean and have
sincerely endeavored to pay the highest wages and
provide the best working conditionR possible in the
industry, and upon our record of performance we
willingly stand before the bar of judgment of our
employees.
--
In leaving for an extended trip to visit Goodyear
men and women in other parts of the world, I have
implicit confidence in the common senge, judgment
and cooperation of both the employees and those con-nected
with the factory management of Goodyear. I
am confident that the peace, harmony and cooperation
that have so long existed will contintie and strengthen.
»9««
GOODYEAR INDUSTRIAL ASSEMBLY VOICES OBJECTIONS
No. 14
TO SECTIONS OF THE WAGNER lABOR DISPUTES BILL
Committee Elected by the Industrial Assembly Appears Before the United States Senate
Committee on Education and Labor
Note: Below is the report of the Goodyear Industrial Assembly on the work done by the special
committee elected by both houses of the Assembly, and which attended the hearings on the Wagner
Labor Disputes Bill at Washington last week.
T T HAS come to the attention of the Industrial Assembly that considerable adverse
1 propaganda has been circulated among Goodyear employees relative to their recent ac-tion
on the Wagner Bill. The Assembly is desirous of clarifying in the minds of the em-ployees
these many misrepresentations of facts.
A committee was duly elected by both bodies of the Assembly and went to Washing-ton
for the express purpose of registering their disapproval of certain phases of the Wag-ner
Bill, that in the Assembly's estimation were detrimental to the interests of Goodyear
employees. Some of the propaganda in circulation would have you believe that the As-sembly
is opposed to the thirty-hour week. It is apparent that an effort has been made to
confuse the Wagner Bill with the Black Bill. It is the Black Bill that provides for the
limiting of the working hours in industry t o thirty hours in one week.
The Assembly has gone on record as favoring this proposed legislation. A resolu-tion
was passed by the Assembly approving the Black Bill
LIST MEMBERSHIP and a copy of their resolution was accordingly forwarded
REGULATIONS AT to the proper authorities in Washington.
LAKE FOREST CLUB Section 9 of the Wagner Bill makes representatives
selected by a majority the exclusive agency for collective
Numerous questions have been bargaining. To be fair, bargaining with the employer should
asked regarding the membership be the right of the minority as well as the right of the ma-activities
at Lake Forest Country jority. Each man should have the right to contract free
Club. The following agreements from the influence of another. Otherwise an employee's
have been approved by the man- contract is regulated by someone or some group with whose
agement of the club and the Em- policies he is not in harmony. The exclusive majority rule
ployees' Activities Committee. required that all of the employees shall use as their sole
Membership will be limited to and exclusive representatives for collective bargaining only
400 members, with 200 placed as those representatives ( or that organization which has re-the
Goodyear limit. ceived the highest number of votes. Other individuals or
All members are entitled to en- groups may present grievances) but under the provisions
tertain guests in a limited num- of this bill they cannot bargain for themselves. This is but
ber determined by the house one example of the many unfair principles of this bill.
committee. Their action will be The Wagner Bill as now drawn up would dissolve our
governed by play registration in present satisfactory manner of employees' representation.
order to avoid confusion or crowd- This bill does not include any restrictions on hours or has
ing of the course. no provisions that govern wages. The primary purpose and
Guests must have a guest card intent of the Wagner Bill is to give to an outside organiza-signed
by an active member. · tion the exelusive power to represent and bargain collec-
Guest cards will only be present- tively without any consideration to proven and long estab-able
at the manager's o•ce.
Effective April 1 the course will hshed employees' representation plans. The Assembly did
be open only to active members not feel that they would be truly representing the interests
and their guests as listed above. of Goodyear Employees if they were to permit legislation
Plans are under way for a grand of this drastic nature passed into law without registering
opening, weather permitting,
about the middle of April. De- their disapproval.
tails will be announced later. ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
In answer to many queries on WAGNER LABOR DISPUTES BILL
8shing privileges at Lake Forest,
the following is submitted. Fish- . -1 - 1
ing will be controlled by the 1
Northeastern Ohio Fish and Game • MEN AND MANAGEMENT i
Association. Their headquarters ,
will be directly across the lake *·---- - #. - r /1 -1
from the clubhouse and may be By HUGH ALLEN
reached by a road running from Editor's Note: This is the fourteenth of a series of articles on the
the Hudson-Boston Heights-rd. history and development of Goodyear's industrial policies.
A picnic grounds and refreshment
stand will be provided for mem- INDUSTRIAL ASSEMBLY (Continued)
bers.
Membership in the Association AFTER 16 years the Goodyear Mr. Litchfield and his associates
will cost $2 plus $1 for fishing tl Industrial Assembly has couldn't possibly know all the
license. Fishing will be by boat come to be 80 fully a part of the men in the plant, that grievances
only, the charge bbing *1 for one industrial relations program here might arise in so large a group
person, 01.50 for two, and $2 ifor that most people have forgotten which would never come to his
three to a boat. Fish catch is lim- how it started. attention or that of the Labor De-ited
to 10, and a poundage charge Files of The Wingfoot Clan partment, might not even reach
will be made to enable replace- throw interesting light on this- the foreman. Grievances left un. .
ment. for instance, the reason the As- Bettled sometimes grow to large
Application blanks are avail- sembly was started was that the dimensions: in any case, they
able at Fred Colley's omce. factory had grown so large that i [Turn to Page 8]
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